Abed al-Aziz Atrash

Abed al-Aziz Atrash (died 8 May 1972) was a Black September Organization member who was one of the hijackers of Sabena Flight 571.

Biography
Abed al-Aziz Atrash was born in Palestine, and he joined the Palestine Liberation Organization, being trained in Lebanon. On 7 May 1972, he met with Therese Halsa, Rima Tannous, and Ali Taha Abu Snina and boarded Sabena Flight 571 on its flight from Vienna International Airport to Tel Aviv-Lod International Airport in Israel, pretending to be two young couples. On 8 May, they hijacked the plane in an attempt to trade the 90 passengers for 315 imprisoned Palestinian terrorists, but when it was landed at Lod, a team of Sayeret Matkal commandos stormed the plane and killed both Atrash and Abu Snina while capturing the women.